Tarun Chatterjee Explained

Tarun Chatterjee
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Term Start:27 August 2004
Term End:14 January 2010
Nominator:S. Rajendra Babu
Appointer:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Office1:38th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
Term Start1:31 January 2003
Term End1:26 August 2004
Nominator1:V. N. Khare
Appointer1:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Predecessor1:Shyamal Kumar Sen
Successor1:Ajoy Nath Ray
Office2:Judge of the Calcutta High Court
Term Start2:6 August 1990
Term End2:30 January 2003
Nominator2:Sabyasachi Mukharji
Appointer2:R. Venkataraman
Birth Name:Tarun Chatterjee
Birth Date:14 January 1945
Birth Place:Maliara, Bankura district, Bengal Province, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Spouse:Kumkum Chatterjee
Relations:Purshottam Chatterjee (father)
Digambar Chatterjee (grandfather)
Blank1:Later work(s)
Data1:Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission

Tarun Chatterjee (14 January 1945 – 8 July 2023) was an Indian judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of India and chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.[1]

Early life

Chatterjee was the son of Purshottam Chatterjee, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court. His great-grandfather Digambar Chatterjee was also a judge of the Calcutta High Court in British India.[2] [3] Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court.

Career

Chatterjee obtained a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws, and enrolled as an advocate in 1970. He started practice in the Calcutta High Court in Civil, Criminal and Constitutional matters. He became the permanent judge in the same high court on 6 August 1990. In 2003 he was appointed chief justice of the Allahabad High Court. Chatterjee was elevated to the post of judge of the Supreme Court of India on 27 August 2004.[4] He retired on 14 January 2010. After retirement he became chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.[5] [6]

Controversy

In 2010, Central Bureau of Investigation investigated the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 6.58 crore from the provident fund accounts of class III and IV employees in the Ghaziabad district court implicated judges in higher judiciaries, including Chatterjee. The report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation officials was examined by a bench comprising justices D. K. Jain, V. S. Sirpurkar, and G. S. Singhvi.[7] Chatterjee denied the allegations.[8]

Personal life and death

Chatterjee married Kumkum Chatterjee. Their son Aniruddha Chatterjee is a practicing advocate of Calcutta High Court. Chatterjee died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 78.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NETWORK . LIVELAW NEWS . 8 July 2023 . Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Tarun Chatterjee Passes Away . 10 July 2023 . www.livelaw.in . en.
  2. Web site: Chief Justice & Judges. sci.gov.in. 6 November 2018.
  3. Web site: 7 January 2019 . Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee . 10 July 2023 . nalsa.gov.in . en.
  4. Web site: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD. 6 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Justice Tarun Chatterjee appointed as new chairman of UP Human Rights Commission. 6 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Introduction. 6 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Courting A Quiet Burial?. outlookindia.com. 6 November 2018.
  8. News: CBI for action against 24 judges in PF scam. 29 July 2010. India Today. 7 June 2019.
  9. News: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Tarun Chatterjee Passes Away . 8 July 2023 . Live Law . 8 July 2023.